Hi;
has anuone here sailed a Mirror 16? As there is a nice looking (but very ugly) one on ebay right now. So what are they like to sail? And when were they built? I can not find anything about them using google, they dont seem to have a class association. So no one loves them, it seems.
john./
Mirror 16
Used to be one in Bristol docks.....
rather heavy and ungainly I thought.....
Mirror 14 (Marauder) is alltogether a much nicer dinghy.
cheers
rather heavy and ungainly I thought.....
Mirror 14 (Marauder) is alltogether a much nicer dinghy.
cheers
Ed Bremner
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
Hi John! I too saw the boat. They looked terrible but have been told they sail rather well. Would be good with a bad back. Mirror 14 an altogether different beast! Quick, though. The 16 would have a cvrda handicap of 92, where a wayfarer is 97. I think the 16 would get into cvrda as a lost class!
Rupert
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Hi Great boat lots of pace and space. Built one as part of a school sailing club project. Took years of hammering by school kids. Lighter than a Wayfarer, alot faster than a Wayfarer. More comfortable to camping in flat floor self draining no plate case as doubled bottom. Good reefing system. Nicer boat all round than Wayfarer. Boat is not ugly but a classic chined Holt design. Still feel Hornet best looking boat about looks hellish fast even on road trolley.
Holt fan.
Alan Williams
Holt fan.
Alan Williams